19 November 2004 Friday 06 Shawwal 1425 PPP finalizes plan for anti-govt drive today ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The political activities, which remained suspended for the past 15 days due to Eidul Fitr, will resume in the capital on Friday ... PPP terms king's party 'crowd of opportunists' ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Central Information Secretary of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Taj Haider has said the 'king's party' is a "motley crowd of political opportunists". ... No compromise on uniform issue, says PPP MNA MIRPURKHAS, Nov 18: People's Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur has said that his party would never compromise on uniform and Kalabagh dam issues as they were directly related to security and integrity of the country. ... MMA files adjournment motion against PIA ISLAMABAD Nov 18: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Thursday filed an adjournment motion in the National Assembly secretariat to seek a debate on PIA's failure to confirm return seats for about 30,000 Pakistani Umrah pilgrims who were stranded in Saudi Arabia. ... Uproar hampers business in PA KARACHI, Nov 18: The Sindh Assembly session had to be adjourned for the day after about one hour of deliberations due to pandemonium, without taking up any of the 22 items on the agenda on Thursday. ... PA told of steps to meet wheat requirement KARACHI, Nov 18: The Sindh Assembly was on Thursday informed that there was a shortfall of at least 0.8 million tonnes of wheat in the province which was being met through federal allocation. ... Khuhro accuses Muttahida of bulldozing agenda KARACHI, Nov 18: Opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly �Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has accused the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of bulldozing the opposition's attempts of taking up very important issues on the floor of the house on Thursday. ... PPP march for Zardari's release on Dec 7 HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The People's Party Parliamentarians has announced that it will stage a march from Hyderabad to Karachi on Dec 7 in support of its demands for the return of party chairperson Benazir Bhuttoand the release of her husband Asif Ali Zardari from jail. ... PPP for release of leaders RAWALPINDI, Nov 18: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has demanded the government release all jailed political leaders including Asif Ali Zardari, former National Assembly speaker Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and PML-N acting president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi. ... 8 PML-N activists declared POs RAWALPINDI, Nov 18: Eight activists of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) were declared proclaimed offenders here on Thursday for disobeying court directives. ... Political parties fudged income statements: report ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: All political parties of the country have been accused of fudging the true figures of their annual income, assets and expenditure statements submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan ... Balochistan will not be divided, says Jam QUETTA, Nov 18: Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has said that Balochistan will remain intact and demands of dividing the province will not be accepted at any cost. ... PWP backs Balochistan development projects QUETTA, Nov 18: Pakistan Workers Party president Nasrullah Khan Kakar has accused the elements opposing the mega uplift programme of creating uncertainty in the province in order to serve the interests of their foreign masters. ... Body to hire counsel to pursue govt cases: PM approves policy ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday approved a policy for the nomination of legal advisers and placement of advocates on different panels to pursue government cases in courts. ... Farmers pin hopes on Shaukat's address: Demand for relief package LAHORE, Nov 18: Several farmer bodies on Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz should come up with a package that could kick-start the agriculture sector. ... Hunt on for another wanted person LAHORE, Nov 18: Law-enforcement agencies have launched a hunt for the arrest of another wanted man on the information gleaned from Naveedul Hasan, a Harkatul Mujahideen-al-Aalmi activist. ... SC takes note of forest land scam LAHORE, Nov 18: The Supreme Court on Thursday took a serious notice of a government land fraud and refused the Punjab government to withdraw a leave to appeal against a Lahore High Court decision. ... 407 Sikh pilgrims arrive LAHORE, Nov 18: As many as 407 Sikhs arrived here from the UK, the USA and India during the last couple of days to attend the 535th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak in Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib. ... CPI, CPI-M leaders to visit Pakistan HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The secretary general of the Mr Party of Pakistan, Mr Imdad Qazi, has announced that the secretary general of the Communist Party of India (CPI) ... High-level PIA probe into Umrah flight issue ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The chairman of Pakistan International Airlines has ordered a high-level inquiry into the causes of recent congestion of PIA passengers in Saudi Arabia, with thousands of Umra pilgrims stranded. ... Rs1.84bn computer literacy plan for Azad Kashmir MIRPUR, Nov 18: An integrated Rs1.84 billion plan has been prepared by the federal government to set up 1,098 latest computer laboratories in schools and colleges across the country including Azad Jammu Kashmir, official sources told APP. ... AJK gets 11 new ministers MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 18: Eleven newly-inducted ministers in the AJK cabinet will take oath of their offices on Friday. AJK President Maj-Gen (retd) Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan will administer the oath to ministers at the Aiwan-i-Sadr here. ... Kuroda elected ADB president ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has elected Japan's former vice minister of finance for international affairs, Haruhiko Kuroda, as bank's president. ... Separation of Wapda's power unit opposed ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The workers of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) have urged the government not to allow the proposed break-up and placement of Wapda's power wing under the federal government at the behest of the World Bank (WB). ... Congregation begins in Raiwind LAHORE, Nov 18: The annual tableeghi congregation began at Raiwind, some 30km from here, on Thursday afternoon. A large number of the faithful from all over the country and abroad are attending the congregation that will conclude with a grand prayer on Sunday afternoon. ... Pragmatism be preferred over dogmatism: expert KARACHI, Nov 18: Dr Gunter Mulack, Commissioner for Dialogue Among Civilizations and a known German scholar, has reiterated the urgency to establish justice across the globe ...

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